Default error handling is to create a PEAR::Error, but never return it. If you need to handle errors you should look at setting the PEAR_Error callback this is due to the fact it would wreck havoc on the internal methods!
Parameter
int $message - message
resource $type - type
resource $behaviour - behaviour (die or continue!);
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